As I pulled into the warehouse lot this morning, a red fox was there to greet me. I did a double-take as I didn't expect to see a wild fox smack dab in the middle of a metropolitan area. The fox looked fit and trim and might have been prowling around one last time before going to it's home during the daylight hours to sleep.
I had 2-stops this morning in the Chicago, IL area. Both stops were pallet loads (everything on pallets). After completing the 1st stop, I went on to the 2nd stop where I waited 1-hour and 15-minutes before being able to unload (I was the 2nd truck of 2-trucks to that location). After the trailer was empty, I took off for the warehouse back in Milwaukee, WI.
My next assignment was Minneapolis, MN. After a short wait (30-minutes), at the warehouse, I headed for Minnesota. There were some intense rain storms on the way up. Just before Tomah, WI, it poured. So much so that part of the construction project under an overpass (a sand/dirt embankment) washed over the Interstate on both sides. I felt like I was going 4-wheeling for a brief moment as I passed through the stream of water and muck (now the truck really needs a wash!)
I also got delayed around Madison, WI. Another bad accident (like some weeks back) closed all 3-Westbound lanes. After a relatively short detour, I was back on the Interstate heading towards Minneapolis.
I ran out of hours just before the Minnesota border. So I headed into the truck stop there (that's where these words are being written), to get 2-hours of sleeper (bunk) time. Then I'll resume the rest of the trip (less than 1-hour) so that I can make the appointment tomorrow morning.
miles driven = 537 (so far)
8:10:20 PM
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